Umesh Yadav: 'Obviously I have got my basics right. It is important to bowl the right line and length with the new ball. I always get some swing if I land the new ball in the right areas. I have worked hard on my fitness as well. All the boys have worked hard and that is the reason why we have won 8 games in a row.'

Umesh Yadav is the Man of the Match for his figures of 3/13

Gambhir: 'The support we have got in all our home games has been fantastic. We can't thank the crowd enough. At the toss I wanted to chase but now I would take batting first. We were always thinking of the first 5 overs as you can't really know how the weather will play in Kolkata. I was thinking about today's game and was not thinking about the Indian team selection.'

So that will be Kolkata's eighth win in a row - one more and they will win the cup. There will be no presentation as the second game has started. If they show us the presentation later, we will bring you the quotes. Hop tabs to follow all the action from the Eliminator between Mumbai and Chennai. Enjoy that game. For now it's goodbye from here from all of us.

Maxwell and Vohra - were big wickets and once they were snared, the spinners came into their own to derail the chase. Shakib in his three overs was the most difficult to get away as he hardly gave any pace on the ball. Chawla picked up wickets and his delivery to get rid of Miller was an absolute belter. The asking rate kept mounting and there was no way Punjab were winning as Narine's two overs at the end finished off the job.

So in a crunch game, Punjab fall short - this is the first time they have lost chasing this year; they had won 6 in a row chasing before today. They would happily swap one of those for today's win. But that's cricket and credit to Kolkata for strangling the Punjab power-hitters with great usage of their resources. The first 6-7 overs were all about handling the rain and other variables as one thought we could get a rain-shortened game. The D/L sheets were out in full force as the players kept checking it up regularly. Once the 5-over mark was completed, we had a game.

End of over 20 ( 1 Runs )

MOH 135/8

Mitchell Johnson* 10(11)

Karanveer Singh 1(1)

19.6

Umesh Yadav to Mitchell Johnson

0

no run, Kolkata win! They are through to the final. Great joy in the Kolkata camp. In front of their home crowd at the Eden too. The crowd are dancing in the isles as one famous commie used to say. I guess, you already know how the final delivery panned out. Yadav has beaten Johnson with all sorts of deliveries this over, this one was the slower delivery, Johnson made room to work it to leg, missed and the ball looped on the bounce to the keeper. Once the over was called, the celebrations began in the Kolkata camp.

19.5

Umesh Yadav to Mitchell Johnson

0

no run, Johnson hasn't connected with anything apart from his first-ball six. Full and wide outside off, swing and predictably a miss

19.4

Umesh Yadav to Mitchell Johnson

0

no run, quick bouncer, nearly a wide, but just about the right height as Johnson hooks and misses. Yusuf claps in appreciation even as Yadav has a wry smile at the batsman

19.3

Umesh Yadav to Mitchell Johnson

0

no run, Johnson backs away and tries to pull, but Yadav beats him with a sharp back of a length delivery. The ball goes over the stumps

19.2

Umesh Yadav to Karanveer Singh

1

1 run, driven on the up, in the air, but fell short of cover

Karanveer Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.1

Umesh Yadav to George Bailey

W

out Caught by M Pandey!! All over now for Punjab. Bailey went for the six, but his flat-batted hit found long-on. Easy catch and cue for wild celebrations in the Kolkata camp. The two main men in this team - Uthappa and Gambhir are chuffed to bits. A forlon looking Punjab skip walks back. Bailey c M Pandey b U Yadav 26(17) [4s-1 6s-2]

3 wickets for Umesh Yadav. Umesh Yadav is on a roll.

Bailey is gone and Gambhir jumps into Uthappa's arms in delight.

Umesh Yadav [3.0-0-12-2] is back into the attack

End of over 19 ( 4 Runs )

MOH 134/7

Mitchell Johnson* 10(7)

George Bailey 26(16)

18.6

Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson

0

no run, Johnson, you can swing all you want. But you won't connect, against Narine. Blind slog and a miss. Just the 4 off the 19th over - that's why Narine is the best spinner in this format. He has basically sealed the game for his side with that over.

18.5

Sunil Narine to George Bailey

1

1 run, top-edge but falls in no man's land. Only a single too. That could be the game. Bailey looks very disappointed

18.4

Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson

1

1 run, off the toe-end as the ball came miles late, Johnson eons early into the pull. What a top over this is from Narine

18.3

Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson

2

2 runs, squeezed out to sweeper, they come back for the second. Still Bailey is off strike

18.2

Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson

0

no run, and again. Much bigger turn, Johnson is in position to play any sort of shot. Looks very awkward when playing that shot and predictably he misses. Two dots in a row

18.1

Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson

0

no run, slog and a miss. Can't blindly slog this fella. Turns away from the bat. Mitch, give the strike to Bailey

End of over 18 ( 21 Runs )

MOH 130/7

George Bailey* 25(15)

Mitchell Johnson 7(2)

17.6

Shakib Al Hasan to George Bailey

6

SIX, third six off the over. Bailey won't give up. Down the track, takes it on the full and tonks it miles over deep midwicket. Shakib has bowled well today, but his last over has gone for 21. Just about keeps the game alive. Kolkata need to get Bailey out or keep him off strike. But they have Narine to bowl one over, won't be easy for Punjab

17.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Mitchell Johnson

1

1 run, from over the wicket now, Shakib bowls it much slower, dragged to the leg-side with no timing as Johnson went for the slog to leg again

17.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Mitchell Johnson

6

SIX, Johnson keeps the fight going. Fetches this from outside off and goes for his favorite leg-side hoick. Times it well and he's smashed it over wide long-on. Can he keep going?

Mitchell Johnson, left handed bat, comes to the crease

17.3

Shakib Al Hasan to Rishi Dhawan

W

out Stumped!! Dhawan is gone and that's another one down. Shakib saw the batsman coming, fired it wide of off, went under the bat of Dhawan as he tried to reach out. Uthappa did the rest. And Uthappa pumps his fists vigorously in celebration. R Dhawan st Uthappa b Shakib 14(15) [6s-1]

17.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Rishi Dhawan

6

SIX, look at Shakib's reaction! Umesh has jumped too early and palmed it over the bar and over the boundary. Swung to him at a catchable height, Umesh in anticipation jumped early, the ball came late and by the time it came, he had done enough to push it over. Shakib has his hands on his knees

17.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Rishi Dhawan

2

2 runs, Surya slides at wide long-off to keep it to a couple after Dhawan came down and drove it along the ground

End of over 17 ( 12 Runs )

MOH 109/6

George Bailey* 19(14)

Rishi Dhawan 6(12)

16.6

Sunil Narine to George Bailey

6

SIX, slog-swept six. Good hit. Picks the offie and goes with the turn over deep midwicket. Connected it well and they need much more of these to stay in the game for it is fast running out of their hands

16.5

Sunil Narine to George Bailey

0

no run, Bailey was looking for an encore. But this was much quicker and beat him on the cut. He seemed to lose balance, but kept his back foot grounded as Uthappa whipped the bails off

Sunil Narine to Rishi Dhawan

Sunil Narine to Rishi Dhawan

no run, knuckle delivery does it again. Well outside off, Dhawan slogs and misses. Punjab facing an uphill battle now

16.2

Sunil Narine to George Bailey

1

1 run, shuffles across to off, looking for the big hit, has to check his shot as the ball stops on him. Long-on fields

16.1

Sunil Narine to George Bailey

4

FOUR, good hit! Short and outside off, cracked past cover. Picked the knuckle ball well. That's a good beginning to the over

100 runs for MOH

Sunil Narine [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

End of over 16 ( 5 Runs )

MOH 97/6

George Bailey* 8(10)

Rishi Dhawan 5(10)

15.6

Shakib Al Hasan to George Bailey

1

1 run, drives in the air, shouts of 'catch it' from the keeper - Uthappa, but well wide of Shakib

15.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Rishi Dhawan

1

1 run, drags the sweep from way outside off to deep mid-wicket

15.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Rishi Dhawan

0

no run, well bowled! Dhawan can only defend a slower delivery back to the bowler. The ball is hanging in the air, and the batsman cannot time it at all

15.3

Shakib Al Hasan to George Bailey

1

1 run, no pace to work with, Bailey's advance sees him drag the big hit to long-on. Shakib is bowling quite superbly

15.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Rishi Dhawan

1

1 run, is down the track, beaten in flight, but pushed towards mid-off

15.1

Shakib Al Hasan to George Bailey

1

1 run, kneels down and sweeps it to backward square leg

End of over 15 ( 4 Runs )

MOH 92/6

Rishi Dhawan* 3(7)

George Bailey 5(7)

14.6

Piyush Chawla to Rishi Dhawan

0

no run, nearly another wicket! Dhawan tries to pull and it went off the toe-end, just landed in front of short third, the batsman sends Bailey back

14.5

Piyush Chawla to George Bailey

1

1 run, short outside off, cut away to sweeper cover

14.4

Piyush Chawla to Rishi Dhawan

1

1 run, looked like the offie that time from Chawla, slapped to cover

14.3

Piyush Chawla to George Bailey

1

1 run, uses his feet and drives it down to long-off

14.2

Piyush Chawla to Rishi Dhawan

1

1 run, if Uthappa had collected that, another wicket would've resulted. Dhawan defends and gets an inside edge that rolls through his legs, doesn't know where the ball is, it went just wide of the keeper after bouncing in front of him. Dhawan is a lucky man

14.1

Piyush Chawla to Rishi Dhawan

0

no run, gets forward and drives straight to the fielder at cover

End of over 14 ( 2 Runs )

MOH 88/6

Rishi Dhawan* 1(3)

George Bailey 3(5)

13.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Rishi Dhawan

1

1 run, gets forward and drives it down to long-off, keeps the strike

13.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Rishi Dhawan

0

no run, very slow and on the stumps, Shakib is making the batsman make all the play, again defended

13.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Rishi Dhawan

0

no run, opens the face of the bat and plays it towards point

Rishi Dhawan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

13.3

Shakib Al Hasan to George Bailey

W

out A Patel Run Out!! When a batsman plays a shot behind square, or behind the wicket, it is always the non-striker's call. And what a bad call that was from Patel. It was pulled to short fine, hit well too, Bailey was swivelling and playing it, as soon as he played it, Patel was rushing down, the throw was good and Uthappa whipped it from behind him. Gambhir is pumped. Even a desperate dive from Patel couldn't save him. Punjab losing it now. A Patel run out (Chawla/Uthappa) 2(2)

Has Patel run himself out? Uthappa thinks that the non-striker is gone. OUT! Uthappa has done really well. Suicidal running from Patel. Punjab are shooting themselves in the foot. Surya has some words of advice to Patel as the batsman walks off. I'm presuming he is telling him how to run

13.2

Shakib Al Hasan to George Bailey

0

no run, beautifully bowled, Bailey is beaten in the flight as he danced down, adjusted well and defended it back to the bowler in the end

13.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Akshar Patel

1

1 run, whipped off the pads to deep square leg, only a single

Shakib Al Hasan [1.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

That will be timeout time! Kolkata bossing the game, but Punjab have good hitters to come in Johnson and Rishi Dhawan. They certainly aren't out of this, but if one was a betting man, Kolkata seems to be the team to lay your bets on at this stage. Miller was a key wicket and though he was let-off by S Ravi when he was plumb lbw against Chawla, he fell to the same bowler. Now Bailey's turn to be the hero for his side. Can he take them home?

End of over 13 ( 6 Runs )

MOH 86/5

Akshar Patel* 1(1)

George Bailey 3(3)

12.6

Piyush Chawla to Akshar Patel

1

1 run, dragged down again, thumped square of the wicket on the off-side

12.5

Piyush Chawla to George Bailey

1

1 run, shortish outside off, cut away square of the wicket

12.4

Piyush Chawla to George Bailey

2

2 runs, comes down the track and eases it towards the 30-yard circle at midwicket, an easy two by the time long-on comes in to field

12.3

Piyush Chawla to George Bailey

0

no run, flatter and quicker, Bailey defends off the back foot

George Bailey, right handed bat, comes to the crease

12.2

Piyush Chawla to David Miller

W

out Bowled!! Ripper! Chawla wants to celebrate in a unique manner and he is down on the ground, yet manages a smile. Uthappa falls on him. Pitched way outside off, turned in a long way and beat Miller's attempted cut. The ball clunked into middle, leaving Miller flabbergasted. The amount of spin on the ball would've done a certain Shane Keith Warne proud. Shades of Edgbaston 2005 when Warne bowled Strauss? Or is that comparison way off the mark? You decide for yourselves. But that could be the game-changing wicket. D Miller b Chawla 8(12)

5 wickets down for MOH. Out batsman is David Miller

12.1

Piyush Chawla to David Miller

2

2 runs, flicked through mid-wicket, well placed and it's a couple of runs

Akshar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease

End of over 12 ( 3 Runs )

MOH 80/4

Wriddhiman Saha* 35(31)

David Miller 6(10)

11.6

Morne Morkel to Wriddhiman Saha

W

out Caught by U Yadav!! As easy as it gets. Morkel exults. Kolkata on top. No timing on the intended lofted hit over mid-off, straight into Umesh's hands. Morkel sends off Saha with a pointed finger, wagging - suggesting that he sign off from here. That's a nice little celebration. W Saha c U Yadav b M Morkel 35(31) [4s-2 6s-2]

11.5

Morne Morkel to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, good slower bouncer. Saha was too early into the pull, the ball looped over his bat. Morkel is keeping it tight

11.4

Morne Morkel to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, tapped from the crease to Pandey at point, a slight fumble from him, then looks at the batsmen - whether they run, they don't so doesn't pick the ball up. That was clever from Pandey. Whether he does it intentionally to trick the batsmen into running remains to be seen

11.3

Morne Morkel to David Miller

1

1 run, Miller gives the bowler the charge and drives it down to long-on

11.2

Morne Morkel to Wriddhiman Saha

1

1 run, tries to take it from outside off, the length wasn't short to pull, a bottom-edge rolls wide of leg stump. Miller wants the single and calls Saha through

11.1

Morne Morkel to David Miller

1

1 run, that's banged short on the stumps, Miller was hurried onto the pull, played it awkwardly in the end, swivelling to get it away to fine leg

Morne Morkel [3.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

End of over 11 ( 9 Runs )

MOH 77/3

Wriddhiman Saha* 34(27)

David Miller 4(8)

10.6

Piyush Chawla to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, short and wide, turning away, Saha looks to cut and misses. He is disappointed that he hasn't put that away

10.5

Piyush Chawla to David Miller

1

1 run, gets forward and eases a drive to long-off

10.4

Piyush Chawla to Wriddhiman Saha

1

1 run, fraction short on the stumps, Saha rocks back to pull to deep mid-wicket

10.3

Piyush Chawla to Wriddhiman Saha

6

SIX, pressure-releasing slog-sweep six. They needed that. Too full, but Saha got under it to get a biggie over deep midwicket

30 runs for Wriddhiman Saha

10.2

Piyush Chawla to David Miller

1

1 run, flicked to backward square leg

10.1

Piyush Chawla to David Miller

0

no run, too close to cut! Miller went for the shot, missed. Uthappa did too, but no damage done

End of over 10 ( 8 Runs )

MOH 68/3

Wriddhiman Saha* 27(24)

David Miller 2(5)

9.6

Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha

2

2 runs, great running Saha. Flicks to deep square leg, rushes back for the second, the third ump has a look, but the batsman beat the one-bounce throw to the keeper quite easily

9.5

Umesh Yadav to David Miller

1

1 run, if Pandey had caught that, that would've been a great catch. Palmed over the bar. Miller came down the track and slashed hard, it was in the air and travelling at some speed to the right of point, Pandey moved, got both hands, but the ferocity of the shot, meant he couldn't get the time to react and haul it in. They take a single

9.4

Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha

1

1 run, gets forward and flicks it towards deep mid-wicket, wide long-on comes in to keep it to a single

9.3

Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, looked like the slower delivery, but it was outside off, Saha tried to dab it down to third man, but missed. Two dots in a row

Looks like the rain has eased. Time to put the D/L sheets away for a while

9.2

Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, length on off, Saha defends it back to Yadav

9.1

Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha

4

FOUR, not well-timed, but just wide of Surya at wide long-on. Knelt down to slog, off the bottom of the bat and just about enough to beat the diving fielder who tried to parry it back, but couldn't

End of over 9 ( 5 Runs )

MOH 60/3

David Miller* 1(4)

Wriddhiman Saha 20(19)

8.6

Piyush Chawla to David Miller

0

no run, that has hit Miller on the stomach. He missed the sweep and wore one on his body. Looks to be in pain, but should be alright

Now Chawla is coming round the wicket for the final delivery

8.5

Piyush Chawla to Wriddhiman Saha

1

1 run, flatter and skidding on, whipped off the back foot to deep backward square leg

8.4

Piyush Chawla to David Miller

1

1 run, punched off the back foot to long-on

8.3

Piyush Chawla to Wriddhiman Saha

1

1 run, swept from outside off to deep backward square leg

8.2

Piyush Chawla to David Miller

1lb

leg byes, 1 run, how was that not out S Ravi? That's one of the plumbest lbw decisions you can get as an umpire and Ravi shakes his head for some strange reason. Pitched on off, turned in, struck Miller low on the pad after the batsman missed the flick. The ball would've crashed into any one of the three stumps. A loud, loud appeal from the bowler, but all to no avail. Will this prove to be a turning point? Time will tell

8.1

Piyush Chawla to Wriddhiman Saha

1

1 run, short and turning away outside off, cut off the back foot to sweeper cover

Piyush Chawla, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Today's game depends on D/L a lot. That's why one can see Gambhir - the fielding captain and the batsmen at the crease have the D/L sheet in their hands all the time. They keep referring to it every now and then. That's how it is today.

End of over 8 ( 2 Runs )

MOH 55/3

David Miller* 0(1)

Wriddhiman Saha 17(16)

7.6

Umesh Yadav to David Miller

0

no run, full and on off, square driven off the front foot, straight to the fielder at point. There was a slip placed for Miller for this ball by Gambhir - good attacking captaincy

Rain or no rain - one thing won't change and can you guess what it is - the timeout!

David Miller, left handed bat, comes to the crease

7.5

Umesh Yadav to Glenn Maxwell

W

out Lbw!! That's plumb! The Eden crowd go mental. Umesh is mobbed by his team-mates even as the rain picks up again. Yadav has mixed it up well, keeps this on off, with a bit of indip, Maxwell had already decided to shuffle and play the pick-up shot to the leg-side, missed and this time Llong had no hesitation as the ball would've crashed into the middle of off stump. The crowd sense the importance of the wicket and cheer loudly. Maxwell lbw b U Yadav 6(9) [4s-1]

3 wickets down for MOH. Out batsman is Glenn Maxwell

7.4

Umesh Yadav to Glenn Maxwell

0

no run, well bowled! This time, the slower delivery, kept low, Maxwell slogged after coming down the track, the ball went under his bat. That's two dots in a row. Pressure building on the batsman

7.3

Umesh Yadav to Glenn Maxwell

0

no run, wild slogging from Maxwell now. Charges Yadav way too early, the bowler spots it, bowls it short and wide outside off, the batsman swings and misses

7.2

Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha

1

1 run, short and down leg, pulled off a top-edge down to fine leg

7.1

Umesh Yadav to Glenn Maxwell

1lb

leg byes, 1 run, was that too high? Looked a good shout! Maxwell went for the across-the-line slog, missed and the indipper crashed into his pad right in front. But since it was hitting him above the knee roll, Llong decides in favor of the Victorian

Umesh Yadav [1.0-0-3-1] is back into the attack

After 7 overs, Punjab are 2 runs behind D/L par. Umesh to bowl now.

End of over 7 ( 7 Runs )

MOH 53/2

Glenn Maxwell* 6(5)

Wriddhiman Saha 16(15)

6.6

Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell

1

1 run, an intended slog-sweep, but off the bottom of the bat and down to short fine, a quick single taken

6.5

Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell

0

no run, dances down, isn't to the pitch of the ball, so has to block it with his body, does so and the ball rolls near his feet

6.4

Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell

0

no run, full and wide outside off, driven powerfully, but straight to the fielder at cover

6.3

Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell

4

FOUR, one-bounce four! Swung away from leg stump as Narine went for the knuckle ball, wide of the man. Maxwell connected it well

50 runs for MOH

6.2

Sunil Narine to Wriddhiman Saha

1

1 run, turns it with the spin, towards the midwicket region

6.1

Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell

1

1 run, pushed to mid-on, off the front foot

Sunil Narine [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

It is now drizzling quite a bit. Gambhir has a chat with the umps. They continue for the time being

End of over 6 ( 7 Runs )

MOH 46/2

Wriddhiman Saha* 15(14)

Glenn Maxwell 0(0)

5.6

Morne Morkel to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, a dot to end the over. Saha cautiously defends from the crease

5.6

Morne Morkel to Wriddhiman Saha

1wd

wide, down leg, wide called

5.5

Morne Morkel to Manan Vohra

W

out Caught by U Yadav!! Vohra has thrown it away. Just as we were praising his great batting, he has paid the price for an over-ambitious shot. Wasn't there for the pull, nor was it there for the flat-batted shot over mid-on. Yet Vohra went through with the shot - on the up, it hit him high on the bat, a good back-pedalling catch from mid-on, who had to judge the skier and he did so well. Vohra c U Yadav b M Morkel 26(19) [6s-3]

It is now coming down heavily at the Eden.

5.4

Morne Morkel to Manan Vohra

0

no run, short and angling in, Vohra tries to play the fancy upper cut, but the bounce is too steepling for him to connect, doesn't and well-held by the keeper

5.3

Morne Morkel to Manan Vohra

0

no run, blasts it on the up, but straight to the fielder at mid-off. Didn't find the gap this time

5.2

Morne Morkel to Manan Vohra

6

SIX, that's an awe-inspiring shot. Off one of the best fast bowlers in the world. On a good length on off, Vohra just lifted it nonchalantly over long-on. The timing was super-sweet and there was only one result - a six. This fella is a real talent

5.1

Morne Morkel to Manan Vohra

0

no run, tries to play a short-arm jab, but mistimes it straight to the fielder at mid-on

Morne Morkel [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

End of over 5 ( 15 Runs )

MOH 39/1

Manan Vohra* 20(14)

Wriddhiman Saha 15(13)

4.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Manan Vohra

1

1 run, whipped off the pads to backward square leg, keeps the strike with that single

4.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Wriddhiman Saha

1

1 run, pulled from the stumps, down to deep backward square. They are now ahead of D/L par

4.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, backs away and cuts straight to the fielder at cover-point, missed out there

4.3

Shakib Al Hasan to Manan Vohra

1

1 run, no he can't! Cleverly bowled. Saw Vohra advancing, dragged it down short, tapped into the off-side for a single.

4.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Manan Vohra

6

SIX, that's two in a row. This one is a well-timed lofted hit. On the stumps, Vohra got forward and lifted it over long-on's head. That also means they just need a single off the next four balls to be ahead of D/L par. Back-to-back sixes, can he make it a hat-trick?

4.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Manan Vohra

6

SIX, he has basically slog-swept on a crouched knee. Wasn't to the pitch of the ball, but once he half-bent down, he connected it really well and the white ball kept sailing all the way. What a welcome for Shakib to the bowling crease

Shakib Al Hasan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

End of over 4 ( 7 Runs )

MOH 24/1

Wriddhiman Saha* 14(11)

Manan Vohra 6(10)

3.6

Sunil Narine to Wriddhiman Saha

4

FOUR, down the leg side from Narine, with backward square leg and fine leg inside the ring, Saha goes down on his knees and slog-sweeps it over the infield to pick up four crucial runs

3.5

Sunil Narine to Manan Vohra

1

1 run, flatter on the leg stump, Vohra pushes it to mid-on

3.4

Sunil Narine to Wriddhiman Saha

1

1 run, Saha gently works the fullish delivery to mid-wicket, looks for the second but Vohra sends him back. There is a slight fumble by Tendo but they don't take the second

Sunil Narine to Manan Vohra

Chaos! The covers were being brought in, the players asked them to go back, the umpire too joins them and they are going to play on as it is not raining heavily!

3.2

Sunil Narine to Manan Vohra

0

no run, again down the leg side, Vohra misses the flick, the ball brushes the thigh pad through to the keeper

3.1

Sunil Narine to Manan Vohra

0

no run, down the leg side, Vohra helps it to short fine leg

Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

End of over 3 ( 9 Runs )

MOH 17/1

Wriddhiman Saha* 9(9)

Manan Vohra 4(6)

2.6

Morne Morkel to Wriddhiman Saha

6

SIX, handy hit as the rain is just around the corner. That will help them get closer to the D/L par score. Full delivery down the leg side, Saha flicks with a strong bottom hand and it goes all the way over deep backward square leg

2.5

Morne Morkel to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, appeal for LBW, not given. That is a good call from umpire Ravi. It was sliding down the leg side. Full delivery from Morne, Saha misses the flick and struck in line with leg

2.4

Morne Morkel to Wriddhiman Saha

2

2 runs, full slower delivery on the off stump, Saha flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a couple

2.3

Morne Morkel to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Saha pushes it to point

2.2

Morne Morkel to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Saha defends close to his front pad

2.1

Morne Morkel to Manan Vohra

1

1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Vohra nudges it to wide mid-on

End of over 2 ( 3 Runs )

MOH 8/1

Wriddhiman Saha* 1(4)

Manan Vohra 3(5)

1.6

Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, a wild swing across the line. That wasn't far away from the sticks either. Short of a length delivery on the stumps, Saha had no clue about that delivery

1.5

Umesh Yadav to Manan Vohra

1

1 run, fullish outside off stump, Vohra drills it down to extra-cover

1.4

Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha

1

1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Saha runs it down to third man

1.3

Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, I heard a noise! So did Uthappa, Umesh and the rest of the Kolkata players. The appeal is spontaneous but umpire Llong is unmoved! Yes, replay confirms that there was a noise and Saha is lucky to still be out there. Good length delivery outside off stump, Saha pokes at it with hardly any feet movement, in the end he gets lucky

1.3

Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha

1wd

wide, sprays this down the leg side, Saha fails to help it away

1.2

Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha

0

no run, full delivery outside off stump, Saha drives it straight to cover-point

Wriddhiman Saha, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1.1

Umesh Yadav to Virender Sehwag

W

out Caught by Shakib!! Sehwag cannot believe, he's hit this straight to the fielder. Tell you what, that was hit really hard, Sehwag thought it was four but he was surprised to see Shakib grab the ball at cover-point. He does not want to go but he's got to leave. Nothing but a short of length delivery outside off stump, Sehwag rocks back and slaps it very hard but picks out the fielder to perfection. Sehwag c Shakib b U Yadav 2(3)

Umesh Yadav, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

End of over 1 ( 5 Runs )

MOH 5/0

Manan Vohra* 2(4)

Virender Sehwag 2(2)

0.6

Morne Morkel to Manan Vohra

0

no run, edged but safe. The man at first slip was a little too deep and Vohra gets away with it. Pushes away from the body at this good length delivery, gets a thick edge but it doesn't carry to Yusuf at slip

0.5

Morne Morkel to Manan Vohra

2

2 runs, plays the pick up shot but doesn't get it from the middle of the bat. Gets it around the splice and the good length delivery plugs at deep mid-wicket

0.4

Morne Morkel to Manan Vohra

0

no run, fantastic delivery. Morne hits the deck hard with this short of length delivery around the off stump, gets bounce and away movement off the pitch, Vohra hops and tries to defend but he was completely squared up and it just missed the outside edge

0.3

Morne Morkel to Manan Vohra

0

no run, this short of length delivery nips away and zooms past Vohra's outside edge as he tries to defend

0.2

Morne Morkel to Virender Sehwag

1lb

leg byes, 1 run, hurries Sehwag with a short of length delivery, the batsman misses the flick and is hit on the pad but it was heading down the leg side

0.1

Morne Morkel to Virender Sehwag

2

2 runs, looks like Sehwag is going to go for the shots straightaway. Fullish delivery outside off stump, Sehwag looks to loft it handsomely, but mistimes it high in the air, luckily, he managed to clear the infield

Sehwag and Vohra are at the crease. Sehwag is on strike. M Morkel will open the attack